Informes

Washington, DC Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) recently announced an agreement for the provision of emergency food assistance and emergency non-food items (NFIs), worth a total of US$ 6,000,000,…

GAZA, 25th August, 2014 (WAM) -- A sixth delegation of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, ERC, led by Humaid Al Shamsi, Deputy Secretary-General of ERC for International Aid, has started distribution of relief from an aid…

Highlights 26 August will mark the 50th day of the current escalation in the Gaza-Israel conflict that has seen almost 500 children killed. An average of 10 children per day have been killed since 8 July. 89 Gazan…

HIGHLIGHTS The military escalation continues day and night. There was a reported increase in mortars fired from Gaza and in Israeli air raids in populated areas. According to preliminary information recorded by the Protection Cluster, the cumulative death…

Highlights The emergency is now in its 49th day. The Palestinian fatality toll is now 2,076 of whom 1,454 have been identified as civilians, according to preliminary assessments. The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has risen to…

HIGHLIGHTS There is no safe place in Gaza. The bombardment of populated areas continues day and night, with the IDF sending messages through leaflets, phone calls or mobile phone texts warning civilians to stay away from terrorists…

A relief aid convoy of 18 trucks carrying tens of thousands of food parcels, hygiene kits, clothes, blankets, baby milk formula and vitamins and even wheelchairs from Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) arrived in Gaza Strip to…

Highlights The humanitarian situation remains alarming as the military activity is still ongoing. Gaza fisher’s activity is still imposed to halt due to zero access to the sea. Ministry of Agriculture allowed the traders to import 80 tons of…

UPDATE AT 16:00 IDP numbers on the rise. Currently 292,959 IDPs in 85 UNRWA schools. Average IDP population per UNRWA school is 3,482. The total number of IDPs staying in shelters supported by UNRWA is 327,118 (including 34,159 IDPs…

Caritas staff in Gaza had been able to take advantage of a now dead ceasefire to deliver essential aid to the worst-hit areas. Now the fighting has resumed, it’s preventing Caritas reaching all those in need. Israeli-Palestinian…